FREE RANGE

Registered charity 1161891 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

FREE RANGE PRESENTS HIGH-QUALITY AND INNOVATIVE MUSIC, FILM AND POETRY EVENTS WITH A POLICY OF FREE ENTRY FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN EAST KENT.

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Latest income
£44k
Latest spending
£55k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £11,059 for the year, reducing its unrestricted funds from £18,533 to £7,474. The trustees report that income increased to £43,533, primarily from grants and donations, while expenditure rose to £54,592 due to increased fees for artists and freelancers. Per the balance sheet, the charity holds £8,664 in cash at bank against current liabilities of £1,190.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (57% of income)
“£24,631 of this total was raised from grants received from Arts Council England (57% of total) in 2024/25.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustee remuneration for the year ended 5 April 2025: £6,200
“Trustee remuneration for the year ended 5 April 2025: £6,200 (2024: £3,160).” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Free Range Canterbury (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£44k£55k
05/04/2024£34k£33k
05/04/2023£33k£22k
05/04/2022£18k£21k
05/04/2021£16k£8k

Common questions

Is FREE RANGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £11,059 for the year, reducing its unrestricted funds from £18,533 to £7,474. The trustees report that income increased to £43,533, primarily from grants and donations, while expenditure rose to £54,592 due to increased fees for artists and freelancers. Per the balance sheet, the charity holds £8,664 in cash at bank against current liabilities of £1,190. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FREE RANGE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FREE RANGE as a grant recipient include THE JANUS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JANUS FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k